76 MOLUCCA, and HORSE-SHOE BAT,, $6C; 
Molucca. - 
This species was first described by that able na- 
turalist, Dr. Pallas ; has a large head ; small ears ; 
a thick nose ; nostrils terminating outwards in form 
of a screw ; upper lip divided : its tongue is co- 
vered with papillae and minute spines : its claw 
or thumb is joined to the wing by a membrane. 
The first ray of the wing is terminated by a 
claw. The end of the tail reaches beyond the 
membrane ; its upper parts are greyish, the belly 
of a dull white ; three inches and three quarters 
long : the extent of its wings about fifteen. 
Horse shoe bat 
Has its name from the membrane of the shape 
of a horse shoe at the end of its nose ; its ears 
are large ; broad at their base, and sharp-pointed, 
inclining backward ;' it is cinereous above, whitish 
beneath ; three inches and a half long from the 
nose to the tip of the tail ; its extent above four- 
teen. 
There is a less variety of this species ; it is 
found ill) out the Caspian ; inhabits Burgundy ; 
and has been discovered in Kent. 
Noctule. 
It has its nose slightly bilob ated ; ears small 
and rounded ; a small wart on the chin, and hair 
of a reddish ash colour. Its length is two inches 
and eight tenths ; the extent of its wings is four- 
teen inches. It inhabits Great Britain and 
France ; and is very common in Russia; it flies 
high in search of food. There were taken under 
fhe eaves of Queen’s College, Cambridge, in one 
